A/N Power Ranger Zeo Settings and Characters all belong to Haim Saban and Toei Company and the Fox. Any original characters and this story are copyright © 2011-2018 to Hopelessromanticgurl, all rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author.

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A few days later Kimberly had healed physically enough to go home. She was excited and nervous at the same time. After the fight in the park, it had become clear that Kim staying with the girls wasn't a good idea. So she was moving in with Tommy and Jason.

Kimberly giggled as they walked through the door. Well, Tommy and Jason walked. Tommy had carried her. "Tommy, Zordon said I was well enough to walk. You don't have to carry me anymore."

"I know exactly what Zordon said. But I'm just making sure." Tommy said as he walked her over to the couch and set her down.

Kimberly giggled and stood up. "Ok, Mr. Overprotective, can I used the bathroom by myself or would you like to come hold my hand?"

"Honest answer?" Tommy blushed.

Kimberly laughed. "Tommy!" She shook her head. "I'll be fine. If you want to help me go make lunch, I'm starving."

"Fine, but if you need anything…"

"My crane will tell your Falcon. Don't worry. I'm fine."

Tommy chuckled. "I'm being a little paranoid aren't I?"

"It's ok. It's cute." Kimberly kissed his lips. Jason gave her instructions to the bathroom, and she walked away.

"How long until her surprise gets here?" Tommy asked once she was out of earshot.

"Ten minutes," Jason said checking his wrist watch.

Tommy smiled. "Good."


Once Kimberly finished her business she went to wash her hands. As she was washing them, she looked at herself in the mirror. She sighed softly. It had been a while since she had looked at herself. But she still didn't look anything like the girl she used to be, before Florida. A lot of her bruises and other wounds were gone. The swelling in her eyes had gone away, and the rat's nest that used to be her hair had been painfully brushed out with the help Tommy and Zordon she had been able to wash it and brush it.

Billy had brought over some fresh, clean clothes for her to wear during her stay. Switching bodies with him did have its upside. He now knew her clothing size without having to ask.

Every though she looked cleaner, fresher, and healthier, she still couldn't see herself as beautiful. She looked down at her arm, where she had pulled her sleeve up to keep them dry. Her arms did look a lot better from when she first left, but it was going to take a long time before the scars were gone completely.

She quickly pulled her sleeve back down and dried her hands. Looking at the scars brought back memories.

Exiting the bathroom she went into the living room and sat on the couch.

"Hey Beautiful, you ok?" Tommy asked. He walked over and sat next to her.

Kimberly nodded softly.

"No, you're not. What's wrong?" Tommy could feel her being upset, but he didn't know what was causing it.

"Will I ever be beautiful again?" she whispered.

"When did you stop?" Tommy asked.

Kimberly gave him a small smile. "Tommy, I'm serious."

"So am I. As far as I'm concerned you've never stopped being beautiful."

"But my scars…"

"We all have them. Some worse than others but we all have scars. That doesn't make them any less beautiful."

Kimberly sighed. "Then why can't I feel it?"

"You will. It's going to take time."

"I guess."

"In the meantime, I have something that might help move the process along."

Kimberly looked confused. "What do you mean?"

"Look behind you."

Kimberly turned her head and gasped. She stood quickly. "Trini!" she squealed and ran into the girls waiting arms. They hugged tightly.

"Surprise," Trini said.

"I missed you so much." Kimberly whimpered clinging to her best friend, practically her sister, as tight as she could.

"I know. I missed you too. I don't know the details, but I promise nobody is ever going to hurt you again." Trini told her.

Kimberly nodded and pulled back wiping her eyes.

"Come on, let's go," Trini said.

"Where are we going?" Kimberly asked.

"To give you what you need."

"What do I need?"

"A confidence booster." Trini said and pulled Kimberly into her bedroom that she shared with Jason.

Trini opened her closet. "I have quite a bit of pink stuff in here. I went through a phase where I missed you so much so I wore pink as much as I could to help remember you."

Kimberly giggled.

"So, take your pick, I've got tons of stuff. How about this pretty pink shirt with the sparkles on it?" Trini asked holding up a 'V' cut short sleeve sparkling pink shirt.

"Um…" Kimberly bit her bottom lip. She shook her head. Between the V cut and the short sleeve, she'd never be able to hide her scars. "Do you have anything long sleeves?"

"Sure, but it's like a million degrees outside. Won't you be hot?"

Kim shrugged and looked to the floor. "Yes."

Trini sighed softly. "I don't have many. I have this one." She reached into the back of the closet and pulled out a long sleeved pink shirt with white hearts on it. "The others are turtlenecks. These are long enough to cover whatever you're trying to hide but short enough to still be cool."

"Thanks, Trini," Kimberly said with a soft smile.

"For pants I have jeans, sweats, or shorts, all in pink."

"Jeans." She answered.

"You got it." Trini grabbed her clothes and handed them to Kim. "Now once you get dressed we can work on the hair and maybe even a bit of make-up."

Kimberly smiled. She was feeling more like herself already.


Tommy was in the living room watching some random tv show. But he wasn't paying much attention to it. He was worried about Kim. He just hoped Trini could help her.

After what felt like forever the door opened and Trini walked out with Kimberly at her side.

"Wow." Tommy gasped when he saw her. Her long hair had been pulled up and back into a long braid. She had a nice amount of make-up on that brought out her natural brown eyes. The pink shirt and jeans made her look more like Kimberly than anything else.

"There is the Kimberly Hart I know and love," Tommy said. "You know, you're usually the one to faint, but you're so beautiful it's making me light headed."

Kimberly blushed. "Thanks, Tommy."

"Feeling better?" Tommy asked.

"Yeah, much better."

"Good. Then let's celebrate you being home." Trini said.

"I'm not so sure that's a good idea," Tommy said. "Zordon said she needed to take it easy still."

"Has he been like this all day?" Trini asked.

"Oh yeah." Kimberly nodded with a giggle. "He even offered to hold my hand while I went to the bathroom."

"Technically, you offered. I just accepted." Tommy said with a blush.

Everyone laughed.

"He carried me all the way home and we teleported here." Kimberly giggled.

"I'm not sorry," Tommy said.

"Awwww Mr. Overprotective." Trini teased.

"If it means Kimberly never getting hurt again I'll be Mr. Overprotective as long as I live," Tommy said.

A feeling of guilt washed over Kimberly, and she carefully turned in his arms. "Don't you dare blame yourself Thomas James Oliver!"

"Ooo full name. You're in trouble now." Jason teased.

Kimberly ignored him. "It's not your fault! If it's anyone's fault, it's Kat's fault. If she hadn't been under a spell she would have gone to get you the second she saw me."

"If you want to blame someone, blame the…" Jason paused and looked at Kim and then back to Tommy. "The jerk who attacked Kim in the first place."

Tommy sighed. "I should have listened to my instincts. Everything in me was telling me something was wrong. It was literally, screaming at me and I ignored it."

"You're right. But if Kat had just done the right thing you would have been able to help me. Neither of us had any idea what was going on. Neither of us had any idea about the strength of our connection. I didn't even know I was doing it. I don't blame you, Tommy. I don't want you blaming yourself."

"I guess but…"

"No. Stop blaming yourself. If it's anyone fault, it's my own." Kimberly said. She looked away from Tommy and found a spot on the floor to stare at. "I should have fought harder. I should have been stronger. I should have…"

"Stop!" Tommy said. "Let's make a deal right here and right now. From this moment on neither of us is going to blame ourselves for your attack, ok? It wasn't my fault, and it wasn't your fault. It was the fault of whoever attacked you."

Kimberly sighed. "It's a deal."

"Deal."

They shook hands. Then Tommy leaned in and kissed her on the lips. "Sealed with a kiss."

She giggled and nodded.

"Are you ready to tell us who attacked you?" Jason asked.

Kimberly stayed quiet.

Jason sighed. "I still have so many questions. It just doesn't make sense."

"When Kimberly is ready she will tell us everything," Trini said. "Asking her, and pushing her to talk about it will only make her quieter."

"I know I just…I want to hurt whoever hurt her."

"You will. Just wait until the time is right."

Jason nodded.

"So, now can we celebrate?" Trini asked.

"No way, Kimberly isn't ready for any kind of celebration," Tommy said.

Kimberly, Trini, and Jason looked at each other and then to Tommy.

"What?" Tommy asked. Seconds later he was dodging three flying pillows headed his way.

He caught them all one by one and then set them flying back, to Jason and Trini. He had the last one to use to defend himself.

Kimberly grabbed another pillow and raised it over her head. "Get him!" Kimberly cried out.

A pillow fight quickly broke out, everyone of course being careful and more gentle with Kim than with each other.

Kimberly smacked Tommy in the back of the head with her pillow. He spun around, and she took one last shot hitting him right in the face.

Tommy's hands went to her stomach, squeezing the sides of her tummy. Kimberly screamed and burst into giggles as she fell onto her back squirming. "Tommy stop!" she squealed trying to push him away.

Tommy laughed. "Oh no. You asked for this."

Kimberly continued to squeal with giggles. "Tommy stop! My ribs!"

Tommy stopped instantly.

"Truce?" Kimberly gasped through her laughter.

"Truce." Tommy nodded.

"Truce." Jason agreed.

"Truce." Trini giggled.

They all carefully moved back to the couch and sat down.

"Are you ok?" Tommy asked Kim. "Was that too rough?"

Kimberly rolled her eyes. "I'm fine. That was the most fun I've had in a long time."

"Tommy you have to remember Kimberly was never a preppy, girly girl who was worried about being too rough or breaking a nail. She used to wrestle and spar with us all the time." Jason reminded him. "As she begins to heal from her attack she'll be that girl again."

"You're right. I'm sorry." Tommy looked to Kim. "I'm sorry. I'll try to let you be more independent."

"It's ok. Like I said, it's cute." Kimberly giggled.

They shared a gentle kiss on the lips. Slowly but surely Kimberly was coming out of her shell again. Things were slowly starting to get better. But what was going to happen to Kat and when would the truth finally come out?


It had taken a few more days, but Kimberly was almost 100%. She was beginning to go stir crazy being on the couch all the time. Tommy and Jason decided she was ready to start sparring again and even doing some exercises to help build up her strength.

They knew they best place to do that was the Youth Center. So that's exactly where they went. Kimberly couldn't have been more excited.

Trini, Jason, and Tommy took her over to the mats. "First thing you need to do is stretch," Jason said.

"Can I go on the beam?" Kimberly asked. "Please."

"Later." Jason nodded. "First you need to stretch."

Kimberly nodded and reached her arms up over her head as high as she could and stretched out her arms.

She lowered her arms and started to stretch out her legs. "What are we going to do next?" Kimberly asked.

"A few exercises on the machines. If you're feeling up to it after that, we can spar." Jason said.

Kimberly nodded. She always liked to know what was going to happen before it happens. It had been that way ever since her attack.


After stretching she did a few weight lifting machines on both her arms and legs.

"How are you feeling?" Jason asked after a few minutes.

"Good. Ready to run a marathon. Can I go on the beam now?"

Jason laughed. "Not until you tell me the truth."

"You'll make me stop." Kimberly pouted.

"You promised us you wouldn't push yourself," Tommy said. "It was part of the deal of us coming here."

Kimberly sighed. "I feel a little sore but I'm not ready to stop. Please, I want to keep going."

"Kimberly, if you're sore you should rest for a little bit," Tommy said.

"Yeah, you should take a break for a few minutes." Jason said.

"Can I talk to you two for a minute?" Trini said and took the boys over to the corner. "Stop babying her."

"Do you want her to reinjure herself?" Jason asked.

"No, of course not. Do you want to destroy her confidence?" Trini bit back

"What? No! Why would I?" Jason gasped.

"That's what's going to happen if you keep trying to baby her. Kimberly has always used sparring and the beam as a way to gain confidence in herself. That's what she's trying to do now. That's why she's pushing herself. She needs to prove to herself that she is the same girl she once was before whatever happen in Florida." Trini explained. "Kimberly is a smart girl. She'll push herself just enough, but not enough to hurt herself."

"Trini…" Tommy started.

"Don't," Trini said. "Kimberly is my best friend, and I know her better than almost all of you. Trust me, Tommy. I wouldn't be saying this if I didn't think it was best for Kim."

Sighing softly both Tommy and Jason nodded. They went back over to Kim who had just finished doing another set of leg lifts with the weights.

"You want to do more?" Tommy asked.

"No. I'm ready to move on to something else." Kimberly answered.

"You want to spar?" Jason asked.

Kimberly smiled. "Can we?"

"Sure." Jason nodded. "Let's go."

Together the two of them went over to the mats and got into position.

"Do you remember how to block?" Jason asked.

"Yes." Kimberly nodded. Why did she suddenly feel nervous?

"Good." With that, Jason threw a punch her way. It was an easy punch. A beginner could have blocked it easily.

Kimberly gasped and jumped back. "Stop!" she begged.

Jason sighed. He walked over to her. "I had a feeling that was going to happen. You're not ready for this. Let's go back to the machines."

"What? No! I want to do this!" Kimberly cried.

"You're not ready, Kim. It's too soon after your attack to be sparring." Jason said.

"I am too ready. It was just…That was a practice. Let's do it again."

"No." Jason walked away.

Tears filled Kimberly's eyes. Maybe she really was that weak. If Jason didn't believe she had the strength to fight him anymore, maybe she really was just too weak. Maybe that's why 'he' was able to hurt her so easily.

Tommy walked over to her. "Don't cry. You want to know the truth."

Kimberly sniffed and nodded. For some reason when someone says 'don't cry' it made her cry harder.

"Jason is the one who is scared. He's scared of hurting you or upsetting you, so he's not going to fight with you." Tommy explained. "He doesn't want to trigger another flashback. He still feels guilty for the last time."

"I want to spar. I'm ready."

"Prove it," Tommy said. "Fight me."

"Wait," Kimberly said.

"What's wrong?"

"Don't go easy on me, Tommy," Kimberly said. "I'm not some weak little girl."

"Have I ever gone easy on you?" Tommy asked.

"No. But I've never been atta…just don't go easy on me." Kimberly said.

Something suddenly sparked inside Tommy. Ever since she got back, Kimberly has been having a hard time admitting to the fact she was attacked and injected with a drug against her will. She always had Tommy do it for her. Maybe it was time he helped her through that. It was either going to make her stronger, or destroy her completely. Tommy was hoping for the first one.


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